The babysitting services market has seen considerable growth due to a variety of factors.
• The market size for babysitting services has seen a significant increase in growth over recent years. The existing value of $29.71 billion in 2024 is projected to rise to $31.83 billion in 2025, showcasing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.1%.
Factors such as an increase in single-parent households, economic development, changes in family structures, heightened workforce participation, and urbanization have all contributed to the historic period's growth.
The babysitting services market is expected to maintain its strong growth trajectory in upcoming years.
• The market size for babysitting services anticipates a robust growth in the ensuing years. The growth rate forecasts predict an expansion to $41.54 billion by 2029 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.9%.
This forecasted growth during the specified period can be credited to factors such as an upsurge in the participation of women in the workforce, an augmented emphasis on work-life balance, economic revival and expansion, population surge, and a heightened consciousness about early childhood development. Key trends during the forecast period are technological advancements, the advent of mobile apps, online platforms, and initiatives like virtual and remote babysitting, along with digital solutions.
The babysitting services market is predicted to expand due to the growing demographic of employed parents. These individuals juggle their responsibilities at work with their obligations at home, such as raising their children. Factors such as greater cost of living, the push for gender equality, and career aspirations are contributing to more parents working. Babysitting services offer a time-saving solution for these parents, facilitating a harmonious balance between their careers and familial commitments. The Bureau of Labor Statistics, a department under the US Department of Labor, stated in April 2024 that in 2023, 91.9% of households with children had at least one employed parent, a growth from 91.2% in 2022. Specifically, in families where the parents are married and have children, 97.6% had one parent working while 67% had both parents engaged in employment. Hence, the upsurge in the number of working parents is anticipated to fuel the growth of the babysitting services market.
The babysitting services market covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Type: Live-in Babysitters, Live-out Babysitters
2) By Age Group: Less Than 1 Year, 1-2 Years, 2-4 Years, 4-6 Years, Above 6 Years
3) By Application: Nursery Home And Schools, Family, Other ) Applications
Subsegments:
1) By Live-in Babysitters: Full-time Live-in Babysitters, Part-time Live-in Babysitters, Nanny Services
2) By Live-out Babysitters: Occasional Babysitters, Regular Babysitters, Emergency Babysitters
Prominent companies in the babysitting services market are leveraging mobile applications to refine booking procedures and enhance the safety and dependability of childcare services. A babysitting mobile application serves as a digital bridge between parents and babysitters, making it effortless for parents to seek, reserve, and regulate childcare services using their smartphones. For instance, Bambino Technologies Inc., a US-based firm that offers a mobile app-based platform to connect parents with trustworthy local babysitters, rolled out a mobile application in June 2023. This application simplifies the linking of parents with local babysitters within their community. It provides an avenue for parents to identify, evaluate, and hire sitters who have been thoroughly screened and endorsed by their community. Furthermore, it provides features for scheduling meet-ups, sending reminders, and processing secure payments.
Major companies operating in the babysitting services market are:
• Care.com
• Au Pair in America
• Babysits
• UrbanSitter
• Klay
• Prezi
• Bambino Sitters
• Kiddocare
• GreatAupair
• Sitters
• Caregiver Asia
• GreatAupair
• Sittercity
• GoNannies
• NannyPro
• Thai Kid’s Home
• Rockmybaby
• Chez Vous
• WeeSitt
• Nanno
• Komae
• Helpr
• Yoopies
• Broomees
• Kiidu
North America was the largest region in the babysitting services market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the babysitting services market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.